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May 15, 1956

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Top 8 R H E
Orioles 9 11 0
Athletics 5 7 2
Top 8 R H E
Orioles 9 12 0
Athletics 5 7 2

Tito Francona Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .145
OBP .500 .270
At Bats 1 62
Hits 1 9
• Singles 1 7
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 1 9

Tom Gorman Season Stats

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Municipal Stadium - May 15, 1956
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Single
Tom Gorman
Joe Ginsberg
Harry Simpson
Clete Boyer
Jim Finigan
Mike Baxes
Gus Zernial
Hector Lopez
Enos Slaughter
Tito Francona
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Tom Gorman now pitching. Mike Baxes now playing shortstop. Clete Boyer now playing second base. Zuverink strikes out.
Bottom 7 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Vic Power pinch hits for Spook Jacobs. Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ginsberg scores.
Bottom 7 Tim Thompson pinch hits for Jack Crimian. George Zuverink now pitching. Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ginsberg moves to third. Valo moves to second.
Bottom 7 Elmer Valo pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri. Valo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Finigan scores. Ginsberg moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ginsberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopez scores. Finigan moves to second.
Bottom 7 Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 7 Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Miranda hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lopez. Miranda reaches second base with a double. Lopez throws the ball in to Finigan who tags Miranda trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 7 Gardner hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Diering hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Diering reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crimian fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Marsh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Simpson hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 6 Slaughter hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Boyd hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Crimian takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wilson hits a popup towards first. Simpson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Miranda strikes out.
Top 5 Jack Crimian now pitching. Gardner hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ginsberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Finigan hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Diering who is chasing the ball. Finigan reaches third base with a triple. Lopez goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simpson scores.
Bottom 4 Simpson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Francona who is chasing the ball. Simpson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 4 Tito Francona now playing right field. Bob Boyd now playing first base. Fred Marsh now playing third base. Slaughter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Diering hits a popup towards first. Simpson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Fred Marsh pinch runs for Bob Hale. Triandos takes first base on ball four. Boyd scores. Philley moves to third. Marsh moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Hale is hit by the pitch. Wilson scores. Boyd moves to third. Philley moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Philley takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to third. Boyd moves to second.
Top 4 Boyd takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to second.
Top 4 Moe Burtschy now pitching. Tito Francona pinch hits for Bobby Adams. Francona hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Miranda tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gardner scores. Miranda moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Miranda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gardner moves to second.
Top 4 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on DeMaestri.
Top 4 Diering hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jacobs hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gardner catches it and throws to first to double up Kretlow.
Bottom 3 Kretlow takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Triandos hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hale hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Lopez chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Ginsberg fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Ginsberg. Boyd scores. Philley goes all the way around to score. Hale moves to third.
Top 3 Philley hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Boyd moves to third.
Top 3 Boyd hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson moves to third.
Top 3 Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wilson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Wilson reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 There goes Miranda. The throw from Ginsberg and he is out, DeMaestri applying the tag.
Top 3 Miranda hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Ginsberg is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lopez strikes out.
Top 2 Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Diering takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Triandos strikes out.
Top 2 Hale hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Simpson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Zernial is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Slaughter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Boyd. Slaughter reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Jacobs hits a fly ball into right field. Boyd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Philley. The throw from Ginsberg and he is out, DeMaestri applying the tag.
Top 1 Philley takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Boyd is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.